Development and characterization of acellular porcine pulmonary valve scaffolds for tissue engineering.

Currently available replacement heart valves all have limitations. This study aimed to produce and characterize an acellular, biocompatible porcine pulmonary root conduit for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract e.g.

In-vitro assessment of the functional performance of the decellularized intact porcine aortic root.

Background And Aims Of The Study: Tissue-engineered heart valves offer the potential to deliver a heart valve replacement that will develop with the young patient. The present authors' approach is to use decellularized aortic heart valves reseeded in vitro or in vivo with the patient's own cells. It has been reported that treatment of porcine aortic valve leaflets with 0.